Three members of China's London team are veterans of the controversial 2008 Games: Deng Linlin, He Kexin, and Jiang Yuyuan, all of whom are now 20.

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He is now the man of the hour in China because Jiang needs him to advance the reforms begun by Deng and to transform the nation into a modern market economy.

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Restive critics are increasingly worried that Jiang is trying to exploit the very tactics his mentor, Deng, tried to minimize.

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Since then, Jiang has displayed the confidence of a man who is the unchallenged leader of post-Deng China.

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Jiang frequented the main military regions and made concessions to veteran generals on budgetary issues, despite Deng's doctrine of downsizing the armed forces.

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